Jeff Teague Injury: Updates on Hawks Star’s Ankle and Return

November 15th, 2015 by Alec Nathan Leave a reply »
Atlanta Hawks point guard Jeff Teague has been sidelined with an ankle injury. A timeline for his return has yet to be established.  

Continue for updates. 

Teague Out vs. Nets Monday, Nov. 16 According to Chris Vivlamore of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Teague is out for Tuesday's game as he did not travel with the team. 

Teague's Injury Will Impact Effectiveness of Hawks' Offense Teague was one of the 2014-15 season's ascendant stars, as he helped the Hawks secure the Eastern Conference's No. 1 seed and a conference finals showdown with the Cleveland Cavaliers. 

Throughout that conquest, the floor general averaged 15.9 points and seven assists, making him one of seven qualified players to meet those statistical benchmarks, according to Basketball-Reference.com. As a result, Teague was honored with his first career selection to the Eastern Conference All-Star team. 

Through 11 games this season, Teague is averaging a career-high 17.1 points per game to go along with 6.5 assists, but his shooting has decreased from a 46 percent success rate last year to 42.6 this ...

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